Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday confirmed that he had recently met with Apple and, while not giving away what was discussed, said an acquisition by any company is "very unlikely" in the short term.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk. | Source: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Rumors of a possible Apple-Tesla partnership swirled earlier this week when a report claimed Apple's mergers and acquisitions chief Adrian Perica held a secret meeting with Musk last spring.

In a live interview with Bloomberg, Musk revealed that he had indeed talked with Apple, but would not confirm the contact as Perica and refused to say whether the discussions had anything to do with a possible acquisition. Speculation as to what the two companies discussed have ranged from deeper iOS integration to battery technology, the latter being an area in which Tesla excels.

Musk also hinted that Tesla may have been approached by more than one company last year, saying, "If one or more companies had approached us last year about such things, there's no way we could really comment on that."

When asked if he would be willing to sell Tesla, Musk at first seemed staunchly against the idea.

"I think that's very unlikely," Musk said. "When you stay super focused on achieving a compelling...creating a compelling mass-market electric car, I'd be very concerned in any kind acquisition scenario — whoever it is — that we'd become distracted from that task which has always been the driving goal of Tesla."

Pressed further, Musk said he would not rule out acquisition talks if it furthered Tesla's goal to bring affordable compelling electric cars to the masses. However, Musk does not see such discussions happening anytime soon.

"I don't currently see any scenario that would improve that probability," he said. "So that's why I think it's very unlikely."

In terms of creating a less expensive, electric vehicle for, say, under $30k USD I think Tesla an do it, but if you mean that he can't make electric vehicles appeal to the masses on his own that is true if only because all the other manufactures will be right there, but I think that Tesla and Musk, regardless of what happens, will be seen as the primary force behind what I think is an inevitable future for automobiles.

General Motors' then-Vice Chairman Robert Lutz said in 2007 that the Tesla Roadster inspired him to push GM to develop the Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid sedan. In an August 2009 edition of The New Yorker, Lutz was quoted as saying, "All the geniuses here at General Motors kept saying lithium-ion technology is 10 years away, and Toyota agreed with us - and boom, along comes Tesla. So I said, 'How come some tiny little California startup, run by guys who know nothing about the car business, can do this, and we can't?' That was the crowbar that helped break up the log jam."

Apple should do everything possible to acquire Tesla. That would be Apple's future right there. Nobody could say a damn thing about Apple not having a future or any future growth. Apple would be able to kill two birds with one stone and pick up Elon Musk as a bonus. Investors won't touch Apple with a ten-foot pole but they start salivating upon rumors of Apple buying Tesla. Go figure. Easy money. An acquisition like that would likely skyrocket Apple's share price to $700. Nothing else can do it but acquiring Tesla definitely could and would.